Kerry Washington

Acclaimed actor and arts advocate currently starring in the television drama Scandal, Kerry Washington is a versatile and gifted performer who has built an impressive list of credits in a relatively short period of time.

Kerry Washington

Acclaimed actor and arts advocate currently starring in the television drama Scandal, Kerry Washington is a versatile and gifted performer who has built an impressive list of credits in a relatively short period of time. Winner of ‘Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture’ for Ray at the NAACP Image Awards in 2005, Washington garnered critical acclaim for her role in The Last King of Scotland opposite Forest Whitaker for which she was nominated for ‘Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture’ at the NAACP Image Awards in 2007. In 2009, Kerry made her Broadway debut in David Mamet’s Race and starred in the Tyler Perry film For Colored Girls with an all-star cast of actresses. In 2011, Kerry was nominated ‘Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture’ at the NAACP Image Awards for Night Catches Us and received ‘Best Actress’ nominations at the BET Awards for her performances in A Thousand Words and For Colored Girls. At the 2013 NAACP Image Awards, Kerry was nominated ‘Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture’ for her role in the Quentin Tarantino film Django Unchained and won ‘Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series’ for her portrayal of Olivia Pope in Scandal. Kerry was also nominated for the 2013 Primetime Emmy Award as ‘Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series’ for Scandal. Kerry also starred in the 2013 Tyler Perry film Peeples opposite Craig Robinson and David Alan Grier. In 2014, Kerry won ‘Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series’ at the NAACP Image Awards for Scandal. At the 2014 Primetime Emmy Awards she was nominated ‘Outstanding Lead Actress in Drama Series’ for Scandal and nominated ‘Best Performance by an Actress’ in a Television Series at the 2014 Golden Globes. She was nominated ‘Best Actress’ at the 2014 BET Awards, also for her leading role in Scandal. Kerry was awarded the NAACP’s prestigious President’s Award in recognition of her exceptional achievements in public service. An advocate of the arts and supporter of social causes, Kerry was appointed by President Barak Obama to the President’s Committee on the Arts and Humanities in 2009. As brand ambassador, Kerry embodies Movado’s commitment to exceptional performance, artistry and innovation.

Wynton Marsalis

Wynton Marsalis

Celebrated Movado brand ambassador Wynton Marsalis is an internationally acclaimed musician, composer, bandleader and educator – and a leading advocate of American culture. Wynton has won nine Grammy Awards and is the only artist to have won a Grammy in five consecutive years. Marsalis is the world’s first jazz artist to perform and compose across the full jazz spectrum, from its New Orleans roots to bebop to modern jazz. In 1997, he became the first jazz musician ever to win the Pulitzer Prize for Music for his epic oratorio Blood On The Fields. Wynton’s creativity has been celebrated throughout the world, and more than 25 of America’s leading academic institutions have conferred honorary degrees upon him. Wynton co-founded a jazz program at Lincoln Center in 1987, and in July 1996, due to its remarkable success, Jazz at Lincoln Center was installed as new constituent of Lincoln Center, the renowned performing arts organization of which Movado is a long standing sponsor and proud supporter. In 2012, Wynton Marsalis became the Managing and Artistic Director and under his leadership, Jazz at Lincoln Center has developed an international agenda presenting rich and diverse programming that includes concerts, film forums, dances, television and radio broadcasts and educational activities including the recent formation of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Youth Orchestra (JLCYO). Launched in 2013 the (JLCYO) was created to enhance the musical education of high school students from the tri-state area through the provision of high-level professional training and performance opportunities.

Lily Collins

Lily Collins

A Hollywood rising star, Lily Collins has received critical praise for her numerous roles in the industry and has quickly become one of the most sought-after young actors in the business. She made her film debut in the 2010 Academy Award-nominated film The Blind Side and most recently starred as Snow White in Mirror, Mirror with Julia Roberts and in the film Priest, with actor Paul Bettany. In 2013, Collins starred opposite Julianne Moore and Greg Kinnear in the film The English Teacher and played the lead role of Clary Fray in the film The Mortal Instruments, based on the ultra-popular young adult fantasy novels by Cassandra Clare. Lily stars in the 2014 release of the romantic/comedy film Love, Rosie. She will also play a lead role in the upcoming Warren Beatty film project with an all-star cast including Chace Crawford, Matthew Broderick, Alec Baldwin, Annette Bening and others. As a teen, Lily discovered a passion for journalism and began writing a column for Elle Girl UK. She has also written for The Los Angeles Times and CosmoGirl and covered presidential inaugurations and conventions for Nickelodeon and Seventeen magazine. A fresh new face and voice for people of her generation, Movado’s newest brand ambassador Lily Collins is a promising young talent committed to making dreams a reality through brilliant creativity and entrepreneurial enthusiasm.

Derek Jeter

Extraordinary athlete, humanitarian and leader, baseball superstar Derek Jeter is retiring from the game in 2014, after giving fans 20 thrilling years of major league milestones and memories. Jeter was drafted by the New York Yankees as the sixth overall pick in the 1992 Major League Baseball draft. In 1996, his first full season in the Major Leagues, he helped the Yankees win the World Series and was named the 1996 American League Rookie of the Year. Jeter, a 14-time All Star, has gone on to lead his team to 4 additional World Series titles – in 1998, 1999, 2000, and 2009. With his team-record 2,722nd hit on September 11, 2009, Jeter took the franchise record from Lou Gehrig who’d held it for 70 years. On July 9, 2011, he achieved his 3,000 Major League Hit, becoming a member of that exclusive club. In 2011, he set the record for most games played at shortstop for one team and set Yankees’ records for stolen bases and career games played. Derek established his charity, the Turn 2 Foundation, in 1996 to encourage young people to ‘turn to’ healthy lifestyles and avoid drugs and alcohol. Today, the foundation continues to successfully support and create programs to achieve these goals. A Movado brand ambassador since 2006, Derek Jeter personifies Movado’s passion for performance and commitment to excellence, both on and off the field. To honor Derek, Movado has created three special edition 2014 Movado Captain Series commemorative watches.